Cool Road Trip Map....
Good friends will once again converge on the edge of the Colorado Plateau for awesome observing!
The 2012 dates for OSP VIII; May 17 to the 22nd with New Moon on May 20th with an annular eclipse.
Housing: A tent, sleeping bag, and warm clothes are recommended if you've not attended in years past. Heber also has a motel, Best Western Sawmill Inn, for better accommodations.
Previous years outings: Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory, Discovery Channel Telescope.
This years outing: Annular Eclipse from Chinle, AZ!! Others considered are Petrified Forest? Painted Desert? Something close?
Food: With more people attending I might ask for cash to get the food we'll be eating (Lori and I cook but we are attendees too). Each year though we've had Rib eye's on the grille for everyone one night. Breakfast can be simple like a bowl of cereal, or June's Cafe in town just a few miles away. The Red Onion bar also has good burgers for an early dinner. There is Bison Ranch nearby: cheesy-looking buildings but good food. The Italian Stallion Saloon closed up but was replaced by the Wild Women Saloon, obviously it will do well.
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OSP I ...July 2005
OSP II ...June 2006
OSP III ...May 2007
OSP IV ...June 2008
OSP V ...May 2009
OSP VI ...June 2010
OSP VII ...May 2011...
OSP VIII ...May 2012...
OSP IX ...2013...
OSP X ...2014...